Some Funny Stories and Phrases

Well, the girls are little chatter boxes.  And they make complete sentences all the time and often make sense.  But other times, it's funny to hear how literal a kid can be.  Here are a few of my funny stories about them lately, partly for your enjoyment but partly so I can remember them later in life to tell the girls when they're older.  :-)

Kaitlyn:
The other night, we went to a movie in the park.  We made it about an hour through the Wizard of Oz which was great.  When we finally called it quits, Kaitlyn needed to use the potty.  (Our potty training is going REALLY well....guess that's to be expected when they're THREE!!!  Why they're so late in potty training is another story for another day, and it's a long one.)  Anyway, I rush ahead with Kaitlyn while Mike and Nicole stay behind to pick up the blankets, etc.  So, I'm carrying Kaitlyn quickly to the restrooms and she says, "Bye bye moon."  She keeps looking up into the sky and waving goodbye to the moon.  It was so cute.  Then, she looks at me and says, "Mommy, can the moon come with us?"  I just remember smiling when she said that, and I can't recall my exact response, but I probably said something like, "Sure" or "OK" or "We'll see."  Five or ten seconds pass and Kaitlyn looks at me again and says, "I don't think it's coming."  TOO CUTE!!!!  I laughed.

Nicole:
We used valet service for our car one day, and without thinking, I gave the guy the keys and he drove off in our car.  Five or ten minutes pass (which is why this seemed out of the blue and took a minute for me to connect the dots) and Nicole starts talking about some mean man taking our gold car.  I was thinking, huh?  What is she talking about?  No one took our car.  Then, ha!  It dawned on me.  She has never seen us valet a car before, and of course that's confusing to her to see someone else "take" our car.  She just kept questioning the concept and wanted to know why we weren't chasing the mean man who took our gold car.  It's so funny what adults take for granted and how literal it is seen through a child's eyes.

Nicole:
She has several Word World friends.  They are all about 3 inches high and are anywhere between 9 inches to a foot long.  So, individually they are not big.  She does have about 7 or 8 though.  One morning (on a weekend), she comes down the hall into our room, probably around 8am.  (I know we're fortunate to get to sleep until 8 according to some parents, so we're not complaining, but even later than 8am on a weekend would be great!)  She heads to Mike's side of the bed.  Whew.  Then, she asks him to get her Word World friends which are all back down in her room.  Mike continues to try to talk her into doing it herself and tells her she's a big girl and she can do it, etc....anything really to avoid getting up.  She keeps begging.  Please daddy, etc.  Finally, Nicole just looks at him and says, "I'm too small for it."  Too funny!  Mike and I both chuckled and he had no choice but to give in and go get the Word World friends.

Hmmm...what else.  I'm sure I've got more to share.  I just need to think for another day or so.  Enjoy those though, and if you don't....oh well.  Like I said, these are also memories for me to share with them when they get older.

I'm Back.....and I've Got Photos!

I've been absent for a while.  Busy, busy, busy.  Here are some photos from May and June.

Happy Birthday Monkeys!!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday to Kaitlyn!!!  10:08am

Happy 3rd Birthday to Nicole!!!  10:09am


Nothing like TWO MONTHS passing before updating the blog.  We've been so busy...a tale to tell for another post.  This post is to celebrate my babies three years of life.  Wow, how they have grown.  They talk up a storm.  They sing.  They dance (no matter how "graceful"). 

What a ride...can't wait for three more years.

A Jolly Good Easter

The weekend before Easter, the East Cobb Park had an egg hunt (which we heard was a disaster last year...not terrible this year).  We went since it's close to the house.  The girls had a great time picking up eggs and were really getting the hang of Easter, well, the candy part anyway.  It will probably be another year or two before the true religious purpose sets in for them.

East Cobb Park Egg Hunt:

No offense to the individual in the bunny costume, but this had to have been just about the most lifeless and boring Easter bunny ever.  He didn't even bend down ONCE for any of the kids and get him to offer a hug to the kids...forget it!  He was a pretty bad bunny, but I suppose it was still fun for the kids to get a photo with him.

After the egg hunt in our backyard:

No one tell Kaitlyn that she has those on upside down.  I'm sure she thinks she looks GREAT!  :-)

Easter Sunday has arrived!!!  We went to church with Great Grandma, MeeMaw, PaPa, Aunt Ceyelse, Uncle Brad, Cousin Mackenzie and Cousin Blake.  Then, after church, we went back to Great Grandma's house for an egg hunt and brunch!!!  What a great Easter spent with family.  Photos below:

Nicole and Mackenzie are two peas in a pod.  I think Mackenzie adores the fact that Nicole seems to worship her and will do just about anything she says.  It's so cute to watch.  And don't think I haven't used Mackenzie's "power" to my advantage to get Nicole to eat when she doesn't want to!!!

Trying to get all of the Grandkids together for a photo.  I don't think Blake likes "girls" yet...what do you think???  :-)

A funny photo!!!

The egg hunt in Great Grandma's front yard.

Then back to our house to see what the Easter bunny left for us there (no time before early church).  Probably the last year we'll be able to pull that off.  In future years, I bet the girls will be waking up early just to see what the Easter bunny brought!

Looks like he brough lolly pops!!!  What else?

Mommy and Daddy gave them the little silver bracelet.  They have a cross charm on them, so that was our attempt at celebrating Easter for what it's really about.  It lasted all of about 30 seconds on their wrists and then they took them off.  So, I swiped them up for fear of them getting lost and will probably re-gift them next year.  Ha!

Sunglasses, stickers and more lolly pops!!! 

Various Photos

I'm so behind in posting, so here are a few photos from past occasions:

Blake's 2nd Birthday Party...a train party....loads of fun!!!!

And some photos from packing up the old house...gearing up for the move!!!  As you can see, we definitely couldn't leave without our precious cargo.  The two most important things to pack!!!

As you can see, the girls definitely enjoyed all the boxes around, and were even thrilled to see their old car seats.  I cannot believe that those seats literally used to swallow them and now their legs hang WAY off!!!  My babies are growing up.

More Disney Videos

In Toon Town at the Magic Kindgom, you can also "tour" Mickey's and Minnie's houses. They are these cute cottage type homes and you can just wander through. Mickey's house is more of a 'follow the path' and just look in the rooms house. But Minnie's house...it's interactive. The girls loved it!!! In Minnie's kitchen, you can pop popcorn in the microwave or bake a cake in the oven. See for yourself.

Disney - Tea Cup Ride

We went to Disney again this year about 3 weeks ago. Well, I went with the girls and my mom. Mike wasn't able to go. Anyway, the Tea Cups turned out to be one of their favorite rides...only to be eclipsed by It's a Small World. (We rode that one THREE times in one day.)

Here's a video from the Tea Cups. Enjoy!